Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The Story of the Internet

The Story of the Internet

Who Invented the Internet?
President Ronald Reagan was responsible for the invasion of Granada by the U.S. in 1983 which showcased networked systems

Operation Urgent Fury: The emergence of data systems and remote terminals

AT&T was granted to be a natural monopoly, the nation was built by lowest bidders

Navy marines had different networks for different departments

Stovepipe: Teams, organizations that do not communicate with other part of a unit

Dropbox: Uses TCP/ IP to share files and information over the internet which gives everyone access

W3 Consortia:

Internet Protocol: RUles we play by

Internet: Networks of networks that share information with each other

Every device with Internet accessibility has an IP address
-Covers how information is shared over the internet

The strength of the internet is decentralized

Information takes alternate routes when some parts of the internet is disabled

Internet Exchange: place companies come together to interconnect technology, such as: broadcasters, social sites)
Connecting in one place drives lower cost and higher efficiency

One connection: Shared platform for many peers; peering makes the internet faster and cheaper

Internet is not a cloud system; Internet is a wire buried in the ground

Servers have IP addresses; helps find each other

Client Computers are used by everyday citizens

Information is dissected and reorganized when it reaches its destination

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